tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298870015314386479.post5953754129167272488..comments2023-11-03T13:44:06.259+01:00Comments on Jamie Wakefield: Jamie Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08028955303477337715noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298870015314386479.post-26730493901261842062011-03-04T08:23:39.036+01:002011-03-04T08:23:39.036+01:00Obviously I agree with the Superman vs. anyone els...Obviously I agree with the Superman vs. anyone else super strong comment completely. J.M. DeMatteis also once commented on the absurdity of "hypo thyroid jocks dropping buildings on one another" while seemingly harming no one in the process.[1] Nice to see someone in the business poking fun at such things.<br /><br />I don't entirely agree with the Spider-Man comment. Spider-Man (or another character) remarks on several occasions in thought balloons that he always pulls his punches to avoid seriously injuring his opponents and that if he didn't, he could have easily killed or maimed most of the villains who constitute his rogues gallery many times over.[2][3][4]<br /><br />However, there are times when this makes no sense at all, i.e., life or death situations. I am thinking specifically of the time Spidey was fighting to save the life of his then girlfriend the Black Cat as Doc Ock was attempting to make good on his vow to kill her (in retaliation for her stealing his nuclear detonator amidst the Owl-Octopus war, as you recall).[5] He hits Doc several times over the course of the fight which would suggest he was not even fighting at a fraction of peak capacity which, given the circumstances, is just bad writing on behalf of Mantlo. Another good example might be when he was fighting the Green Goblin outside the home he shared with Aunt May at the time and thought-balloon-commented that the site of them fighting might give his aunt a heart attack.[6] But in Lee's defense, Peter never landed a blow in that fight so in theory he still might have decked the Goblin in one punch.<br /><br />DeFalco is a guy who gets it when it comes to strength enhanced characters vs. normal toughness characters. I greatly enjoyed the fight between Spidey and Shriek where he knocks her out with the flick of a finger.[7] (But of course, that was before she learned to shield herself with a "sonic buffer zone.")[8]<br /><br />1. The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1, issue no. 397, Jan 1995<br />2. Spider-Man vol. 1, issue no. 47, Jun 1994 [Pages 19-20: "Time to finish up, Demogoblin! But I'll do it without killing you. Though the thought has some appeal...all I'd have to do is stop holding back."]<br />3. The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1, issue no. 238, Mar 1983 [Page 5, panel 3: "I wish I didn't have to pull my punches with these creeps—but if I didn't, it'd be a little messy!"]<br />4. Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 1, issue no. 56, Jul 1981 [Page 26, panel 5: "What's more, he missed me by mere inches...and I'm sure he did it on purpose! He could have hit me, but he didn't!" - Jack O'Lantern I (Jason Macendale Jr.)]<br />5. Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 1, issue no. 79, Jun 1983<br />6. The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1, issue no. 39, Aug 1966<br />7. Spider-Man Unlimited, vol. 1, issue no. 1, May 1993<br />8. The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1, issue no. 391, Jul 1994Mr. Fantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236342863495691423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298870015314386479.post-30381248583074525882011-03-03T00:57:26.823+01:002011-03-03T00:57:26.823+01:00Kingdom Come is also a great example.Kingdom Come is also a great example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com